Author's Notes:

NOTE: FIRST HALF COMPLETED OF AN INCOMPLETE CROSSOVER
You can guess what's going to happen by reading the chapter.
It features shagohad12's character Freya from And Then There Were 10...Er...67 and The Equestrian Edda

Freya wrapped a white, dragon-scale patterned scarf around her neck and saw a pillar of fire appear in front of her. A young girl with shoulder-length salmon-pink hair, a red shirt, white pants that were tied off midway up the calves and black sandals on her feet stepped through, looking around before spotting Freya.

“Freya!?” The girl asked in surprise, her eyes widening at her.

“Crystal!” Freya smiled, pulling Crystal into a hug. She smiled, now at least a head above the girl. Crystal hugged back and smiled, pulling away.

“It’s so good to see you! If I’m remembering right though, it’s only been about half a week here. Is there any particular reason you summoned me?” Crystal asked, looking up at Freya and wrapping their hands together.

“It’s been a lot longer than a week.” Freya chuckled. “It’s been three years for us.”

“Three years? It’s only been a couple of weeks back home though,” Crystal said in surprise and moved in to hug Freya tightly, only now noticing the height difference. “Hodge said that a few months back home would have been a few weeks here.”

“Time differences change all the time.” Freya shrugged. “It’s all relative apparently.”

“Apparently.” Crystal echoed and stepped back to look Freya over properly. “You’ve grown. Did anything significant happen over the past three years then?” Crystal asked, wrapping her hands around her stomach as she smiled warmly at her girlfriend.

“Nah, not really. Things with Earth are finally starting to smooth out.”

“They are? Well that’s good to know. You didn’t answer my earlier question though. Besides hanging out, was there a reason you summoned me?” Crystal reminded her and looked around the room they were standing in. Black chitin appeared to cover the walls with bits of stone poking where parts of the chitin had fallen off. In the middle of the room was a bed and beside it was a bedside table. “Is this your bedroom?”

“Yeah, cozy huh?” She smiled, buzzing her wings a little.

“Very cozy,” Crystal agreed, walking around Freya and sitting down on the bed. “It’s got a nice homely feel to it too.” She then giggled a bit at Freya’s buzzing wings.

“I’m so excited to see you!” She smiled, hugging her again.

“I’m excited to see you too!” Crystal cried while hugging Freya back as she fell backwards onto the bed from the force she was hugged with. “Other than reconnecting with me, I’m still having a hard time figuring out why you summoned me,” Crystal said.

“Well...” she looked away, a pensive look on her face.

“Well ... what?” Crystal pressed gently, confusion in her eyes. “Did something terrible happen?” She asked softly.

“No...” she turned back, steeling herself. “Crystal...will you....”

“‘Will you’ … what?” Crystal asked slowly, noticing the look on Freya’s face and groaning inwardly a bit at this game of repetition.

“Marry me!” Freya blurted out.

“Huh?” Crystal asked in a small voice, her heart racing as she turned the complete question over in her head. When she thought it through and smiled at Freya as her heart calmed down. “Yes, Freya, I’ll marry you!” Crystal said happily and raised her head up to mash her lips against Freya’s. Freya returned the smile, kissing her.

“Is this what had you worked up?” Crystal asked with a chuckle after breaking the kiss, resting her head back against the bed. “You should’ve known I would’ve said yes,” she told her.

“How am I supposed to know that?” Freya asked, rolling her eyes.

“I already agreed to carry your eggs. Marriage is either a step back, or a step forward, depending on how you look at it,” Crystal shrugged and sighed, wiggling out from underneath Freya to sit up properly. “Besides, I wouldn’t dream of spending my life with anyone else.”

“I love you so much Crystal.” She nuzzled her, placing an arm around her.

“I love you too, Freya. So, so, much,” Crystal replied, nuzzling Freya’s neck happily before looking at her with a slightly worried look on her face. “What about your family? We’ll have to tell them, won’t we?” She asked softly, rubbing her arms up and down in nervousness.

“I already talked to my father about it.” Freya smiled, nipping at her neck.

“He obviously agreed to it then?” Crystal wondered, gasping a bit at the nipping and held Freya’s hands in hers softly.

“Of course. My dad’s not an asshole.”

“I never said he was.” Crystal replied, shaking her head at Freya’s reply and kissing her on the cheek. “What about your mums? Did you talk to Rarity and Chrysalis about this?” She asked, worry and nervousness creeping back into her voice as she put her hand down and clenched the bedsheet underneath her.

“They’re fine with it babe, relax.”

Crystal let out a breath and unclenched her hand. When she lifted away from the bedsheet, an imprint of her hand was burned slightly into it and she winced at it.

“Sorry about the bedsheet. At least they’re fine with it.” Crystal sighed, calming down and looking up at Freya. “Do you mind if I stay here for a bit? Things are crazy back home and it would be nice to get away from it for a while.”

“Of course you can stay.” Freya chuckled, ruffling her hair. “You worry too much.”

“Stop…” Crystal chuckled, moving her head away from Freya’s hand. “Thanks and you worry too little. Someone has to be the worrier in this relationship,” Crystal said, poking her tongue out at Freya playfully and giggled.

Freya smirked, grabbing her tongue. “Whatcha gonna do now huh?”

Crystal shrugged in confusion, smiling widely as best she could with her tongue held out. She tried to blow on Freya’s hand but ended up spitting out excess saliva instead. She tried to talk her way out of it but ended up making muffled noises before eventually stopping and staring at Freya’s hand, crossing her eyes to see it better. Freya poked her forehead, releasing her tongue, letting the human fall back onto the bed. She fell backwards and ran her tongue over her mouth to get feeling back into it.

“What was the poke for? All you had to do was release my tongue,” Crystal whined softly, rubbing her forehead while looking up at her fiancée with a soft glare, nestling comfortably into the bed.

“I felt like it,” Freya said simply. Crystal sighed and narrowed her eyes at Freya.

“Is that so?” Crystal asked, reaching up and bringing Freya down to her level with a hug.

“Yup!” She laughed, hugging her back. Crystal giggled and nipped at Freya’s neck slightly before nuzzling into it and sighing.

“Seeing you after everything that happened when you left is great,” Crystal told her and after a bit, let her go only to kiss Freya fiercely. She kissed back, closing her eyes, pressing against her. Crystal smiled into the kiss and closed her eyes, carefully wrapping her hands around Freya’s neck loosely. “Not to ruin the moment, but do you think I can meet Rarity and Chrysalis later?” Crystal asked after breaking off the kiss again; smiling at their closeness.

“Sure. I doubt they’ll say no.” she cooed, nuzzling her cheek.

“Thanks, babe,” Crystal told her, leaning into the nuzzle and hugging Freya closely, enjoying the feeling of holding her again. “You’re amazing but, you need to let me up. I want to have a look around your home.”

“Sorry.” She stood up, rubbing the back of her neck with a sheepish chuckle. Crystal smiled reassuringly, sat up, slipped off the bed.

“You want to give me the grand tour?” Crystal asked, scratching her arm.

“Sure!” She took her arm, leading her out of the room. Crystal wrapped her fingers around Freya’s and took a look around the hallway, noticing the same chitin that was in Freya’s room.

“I think I’m seeing a pattern with the walls here,” Crystal observed and then chuckled to herself. “Forgot. This is the hive, isn’t it? So what’s the first stop?” She asked Freya, looking around with wide eyes as they walked.

“Why don’t you tell me your first impressions?” She asked, leading her to the ballroom.

“It’s shiny and black, but, it feels natural to look at as well,” Crystal told her, glancing at the walls and not really noticing where she was being taken to. “How did it get like this?”

“My mom made it like this.” Freya shook her head. “Well, her and her drones anyway.”

“I meant how did the walls get like this. In case you forgot, I don’t exactly know what goes into making a hive, a hive.” Crystal replied, and reminded Freya.

“Oh well, spit. Lots of spit and goo.”

“Is this goo the same stuff you used to cocoon Rainbow Dash back when you met me?” Crystal asked, mulling the information over.

“Yup.”

“Huh. I thought it would have been more green then. The colour suits the hive though,” Crystal told her with a small shrug. “It’s been three years, so you’re probably a lot stronger than when we first met,” she added casually, watching a massive room open up before them. “What room’s this?”

“This was the old ballroom. It still sorta is but it's also where we eat.”

“So it’s a dining/ballroom?” Crystal asked, letting go of Freya’s hand and slowly walked around the room, taking care to walk around the edges as she looked to the center, where she was a very large, glowing pillar in the center of the room.

“Yeah, that thing houses our love supply.” Freya walked up, putting her hand on the pillar.

“It’s big and long. It contains enough love to help fuel the whole hive?” Crystal wondered, walking through the tables and chairs to reach the glowing pillar. Her eyes lit up when she saw it but restrained herself from touching it by placing her hands in her pockets.

“Well, this is only the top part. Most of it is in the caves under the castle.”

“It goes underground?” Crystal asked, looking at the bottom of the pillar to see a tiny bit of light leaking through the ground. “How many changelings are actually in this hive?” She asked, crouching down to try and see if she could find the hole the pillar was inserted into.

“Oh.... about six hundred. About half of that is here or gathering love and the other half is out exploring Equestria.”

“Oh. I thought there would have been more.” Crystal murmured before standing up and stretching, looking up at Freya. “Do you and your family eat here, or somewhere else?” She asked, figuring that this ballroom were more for the drones than the hive Queens.

“We just feed off dad.” Freya shrugged.

“Right.” Crystal murmured, facepalming and giving a sigh. “I’m an idiot,” she groaned. “Where’s the next room?” She asked, feeling eager to continue the tour, as well as to try and get her mind off of her little screw-up.

“Come along dear.” She chuckled, shaking her head. Crystal gave her a smile as she rubbed the back of her neck in embarrassment and followed her out of the room.

“I still can’t believe it’s been three years since you last saw me,” Crystal told Freya, wrapping their hands together.

“Time is just weird like that.” Freya shrugged.

“Okay, fine. What were you doing before you summoned me?” Crystal wondered.

“Playing Fallout.”

“How far are you into it?” Crystal questioned, giving a small smile at the fact that Freya had entertainment and looked around the hallway before realising that it was the same as before. “If they were here, where would Rarity and Chrysalis be?”

“Probably in the throne room.” Freya shrugged. “I don’t really pay attention.”

“Throne room. Forgot they were royalty. I suppose you’ve gotten a lot stronger as well?” Crystal asked, trying to see if she could get Freya to ask questions of her own and gave her hand a gentle squeeze.

“You don’t want to hear about any of that do you?” She asked, looking down at her. “How has the world been treating you? Anyone I gotta destroy?”

“I wouldn’t ask if I didn’t want to hear but my world’s been treating me just fine. They were a bit shocked when they found but they quickly got used to it, knowing that nothing could be done about it and no, I don’t think you have to destroy anyone. Yet,” Crystal answered, tilting her head to the side in thought. “Did you tell your mums about me being pregnant?”

“No. I told my MOMs that I got you pregnant.” Freya grinned cheekily.

“You got an answer for everything, don’t you,” Crystal said, poking her tongue out again at her playfully. “At least it won’t be a surprise. Where are we going?”

“Hey, at least I don’t talk funny. Next you’ll be saying ‘aboot’ and ‘zed’” Freya teased, chuckling.

“‘Aboot this, aboot that’? No way I’d say that. But ‘zed’ is high up on the list of things I could possibly say.” Crystal replied, giving a chuckle of her own when she saw them wander into a vastly different room from the one before. “Which room’s this?”

“Oh this is the egg room. This is where mom lays eggs.” Freya gestured around. “They fall through the hole in the floor and the drones tuck them safely in cubbies until they hatch.”

“‘The egg room’?” Crystal echoed, letting go of Freya’s hand and took a quick walk around it. She ignored the chitin on the walls and inspected the various features.

“Well yeah, where else is mom going to lay eggs?” Freya rolled her eyes.

“You got a point there. Is it just your mom that lays eggs or does Sif help?” Crystal asked awkwardly. “You told me she is meant to be next in line to be Queen of this hive so I’m just guessing at the moment,” she explained.

“Well no, see, I just assumed too but uh...I’m taking the hive and Sif is going to move to Jotunheim.”

“You’re taking the hive over?” Crystal asked, her mouth open slightly as she gazed at Freya.

“Well yeah. My mom is empress and I was first born so...”

“That’s great. I’m happy for you, really,” Crystal told her as she gave her a warm smile. “It just means I’ll have to take care of these by myself whenever they hatch,” she added, giving a slight shrug as she put her arms around her stomach.

“Now what makes you think that?” Freya asked, pulling her back into a hug, nuzzling her head.

“We’re from different worlds. Literally. I can’t expect to summon you or for you to summon me every time we have a problem. You even said yourself that you have a life of your own so I can’t expect you to be there whenever I need you,” Crystal explained, rubbing her face into Freya’s chest.

“That's not really fair to you...” Freya frowned, stroking her head.

“I know and it’s not fair to you either but that’s what it’s like when this kind of relationship happens. We’re literally universes apart and I don’t know if you’re doing something important or not when I summon you,” Crystal informed her, taking comfort in the strokes and Freya’s general closeness.

“Now I know how Toya and the others felt...” Freya sighed, not letting the shorter female go.

“What kind of feeling would that be?” Crystal asked, her voice muffled slightly.

“Not being able to see your loved ones for years...”

Crystal unwrapped her arms from around herself and returned Freya’s hug, smiling reassuringly when she looked up at her. “We’ll do our best but I’m not sure how long that would be, considering you were fifteen when I last saw you.”

“And how old are you?” She asked, easily lifting Crystal off her feet, carrying her bridal style.

“I’m eighteen,” Crystal answered, looping her arms around Freya’s neck for support. “I was eighteen when you last saw me and I’m still eighteen now. This age difference may be a problem if whole years go by before we see each other again...”

“I know I know.” Freya nodded, starting to walk down the hallway.

“Well, we could always make the best of the time we spend together,” Crystal shrugged as best she could and concentrated on Freya’s face. “Where are you taking me this time?”

“Oh I dunno. Maybe to the cocoon room and leave you plastered to the ceiling for safe keeping.”

“Huh? Why you going to do that?” Crystal asked in surprise; her eyes widening at Freya as her mouth fell open slightly.

“Well, you can’t leave me if you all tied up.” Freya grinned.

“No, I can’t. Besides, you know the only way I can go back is if you send me back with the right words. I wouldn’t be able to move around either,” Crystal told her, giving her a small pout.

“No, but you’d be all mine!”

“I’m all yours anyway! You know that!” Crystal said, a bit of fear clouding her face when she heard Freya’s tone.

“Babe I’m kidding relax.” Freya rolled her eyes, laughing.

“It’s not funny. You sounded serious there,” Crystal managed to punch Freya on her back. “You sounded like you were going to actually cocoon me,” she took a breath and rested her head against Freya’s body. “I got an idea. How about we see Chrysalis and Rarity? I want to see if she can tell me how to deliver eggs.” Crystal suggested.

Over the next couple of weeks, Crystal got introduced to the rest of Freya’s family and had learned how to deliver eggs properly from Chrysalis when the time came for her own children. The hive was as familiar to Crystal now as the Fairy Tail guild back home. Not even realising her stomach had swelled a tiny bit while staying, Crystal turned to Freya and asked an important question.

“I don’t think we discussed this, but when will the wedding take place? I assume it’ll be before I lay these eggs,” Crystal asked her with a curious look.

“Whenever Dad can get the family together.” Freya shrugged. “I have a lot of siblings out in the multiverse.”

“He really got around, didn’t he? Meeting a lot more Displaced will be fun though,” Crystal said, smirking slightly. “Here’s another question. Which world will the wedding take place in? Mine, or yours?”

“Here of course, it’s eaiser.” Freya nodded, fluffing Crystal’s pillow. “COmfy?” She asked, tilting her head.

“Yeah, thanks. The wedding being here would definitely be easier,” Crystal agreed, settling back into the pillow. “Far as I can tell, I only got a couple of months to go so the wedding could take place soon,” she said, blinking at Freya with a comforting smile.

“You just worry about staying healthy.” Freya licked her cheek, placing a blanket over her.

“That’s what I’ve been doing. Well, trying to in between guild wars.” Crystal replied, closing her eyes at Freya’s lick.

“Well now you got me to protect ya.” Freya smiled, nuzzling her. She turned on some music, cuddling up with her mate.

“Even though I can protect myself just fine on my own?” Crystal giggled, readjusting herself to be more comfortable with Freya by her side. “I like this sort of music,” she commented, listening to the music for a bit.

“I had no idea you were into Manowar.”

“I used to listen to them back on Earth. Haven’t really had a chance to do the same with that music bracelet Jason gave me,” Crystal replied, giving a short peck on Freya’s cheek and snuggled up to her.

“You’d be surprised how loud that thing can get.” Freya closed her eyes, nuzzling Crystal’s head.

“With my super-hearing, it’ll probably be louder than how most ponies or people will be able to hear it,” Crystal mumbled, giving a yawn and snuggling in a bit closer before falling asleep, smiling at Freya’s nuzzle. “I love you, Freya,” Crystal whispered before completely drifting off, burying her face into her lover’s chest.

“I love you too Crystal...” Freya smiled, holding her close, letting sleep take her.